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Shows & fairs, 1941

10 stories in Blue Mountains's papers

Lawson's Combined Carnival

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 1 August 1941 · page 4

A preliminary meeting of representatives of churches, sporting bodies and other organisations, was held at Lawson to arrange for a carnival at…

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New Years Carnival

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 31 October 1941 · page 2

The aim of the carnival committee which is organising the week's festivities which are to terminate with the New Year's Eve procession, is the…

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Lawson Carnival

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 14 November 1941 · page 4

The Lawson committee of the Australian Comforts Fund and the Lawson Branch of the Red Cross Society are anticipating good results from…

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Arts and Crafts Exhibition

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 21 November 1941 · page 4

Children of the Rowan Brae School will hold an Arts and Crafts Exhibition in St. Aldan's Hall next Wednesday afternoon. There will also be a…

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Soldiers' Fine Exhibition 2000 People Attend Rally at Kingsford Smith Park

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 28 November 1941 · page 2

Last Sunday afternoon's exhibition of physical training by fifty soldier pupils of the Physical Training College (Eastern Command),…

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The Patriotic Carnival Public Co-operation Urged

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 5 December 1941 · page 2

With less than three weeks to run before the opening of the carnival, the committee has much to do. The public may rest assured that much will be done— BUT…

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New Year's Day at Lawson Swimming Carnival

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 19 December 1941 · page 3

The programme for the swimming carnival to be held at the Lawson Olympic Swimming Pool on New Year's Day promises to be a great…

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Abandoned New Year's Eve Procession Carnival to Continue

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 19 December 1941 · page 2

At a well-attended meeting on Wednesday evening, a letter from the Chief Secretary's Department, advised that no bright lights may…

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Successful Show Sadie Lewis' Ballet Recital

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 19 December 1941 · page 2

Sadie Lewis presented her ballet recital and concert at the Town Hall, Katoomba, to a packed house. Although it was the ballet's first…

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Junior Art Show

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Wednesday 24 December 1941 · page 4

The results of the Art Exhibition organised at their school, "Rowan Brae," Blackheath, were very gratifying to the members of the Junior Red Cross…

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